Month: October 2007

Embassies Location: Bishkek city # Embassy Address Tel/fax www/e-mail 1 Afghanistan 210 Gorkogo St. (0312) 69-01-69 – 2 Belarus 210 Moskovskaya St. (0312) 65-13-65 [email protected] 3 China 196 Toktogula St….

Kyrgyz Embassies # Country Address Tel/Fax www/e-mail 1 Austria Vienna, Invalidenstr.3/8 1030 +(431) 535-03-79 [email protected] 2 Belarus Minsk, 57 Starovilenskaya St . +(37517) 234-91-17, 234-16-02 [email protected] www.kgembassy.by 3 Germany Berlin,…

Kyrgyz are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. Etymology There are several etymological theories on the name “Kyrgyz.” First, the name Kyrgyz may mean “forty girls” (kyrk +…

The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan). They are famous for their self-reliance and military skills, particularly horsemanship. Etymology of Kazak There…

The Uzbeks are a Turkic people of Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia…

The Uyghur are a Turkic people of Central Asia. Today Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (also known by its controversial name East Turkistan or Uyghurstan). There…

Tigers and cheetahs once roamed through the forests of Kyrgyzstan – but the Snow Leopard is the only example of the “Big Cats” still to be found in Kyrgyzstan.  They…

Marco Polo’s Sheep (Ovis ammon polii) are a variety of Argali. They are also known as Great Tibetan Sheep, Pamir Argali, and Great Pamir Sheep. They are mainly known for…

The wolf has a bad reputation throughout the world. Perhaps part of this in modern times is due to the prevelance of Werewolf stories and films. There are a number…